Cruise ships can be equally as twitchy as an airport if making jokes about mortality or matters involving public safety. Crew members on Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas decided not to take any chances when British man Jack Moran inadvertently quipped he was going to ‘jump ship’ after suffering a...
Cruise ships can be equally as
twitchy as an airport if making
jokes about mortality or matters
involving public safety.
Crew members on Royal
Caribbean’s Adventure of the
Seas decided not to take any
chances when British man Jack
Moran inadvertently quipped he
was going to ‘jump ship’ after
suffering a minor grievance.
Moran was onboard the
seven-day cruise with his wife,
their daughter and son-in-law
to celebrate their diamond
wedding anniversary.
After complaining about some
wet paint on his clothes and the
small size of his cabin, Moran
made his seemingly idle remark
to his restaurant maitre d’.
On the presumption Moran
was going to throw himself
overboard, the ship’s second
captain met with the group on
their return from dinner.
The family was informed they
had been deemed a “security
risk” and that legal advice was
being obtained on whether the
group could stay onboard.
RCI stationed a security guard
outside his cabin for the night
and made regular checks inside
before disembarking the group
at the first port in Belgium,
making their own way home.
The line refunded their
entire cruise fare, return travel
expenses and the cost of the
paint-damaged clothing.
